Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ

Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Mactan Chapter

May
2013

Message for the

Month:
"My grace is
all you need"

Special points of
interest:
May 18-19: Family
Summer Camp
at Genesis
Valley, Cabangahan Consolacion.

Inside this issue:

Guidance for
Voting

On April 12 and 13,

2013, Iloilo, the City of
love became very alive as
over three thousand
brothers and sisters from
all over the country came
to celebrate the 33rd
anniversary of the Brotherhood.
At 4 oclock on April
12, the delegates started
to gather at the Ateneo
de Iloilo, the anniversary
venue, for the assembly
night. A beautiful and
spirit filled praise and
worship led by National
President Manny Jimenez

Photo: C Magallanes, BCBP Iligan

BCBP Celebrates 33rd Anniversary

The General Assembly - Praise and Worship

and Dodoy Lao preceded the praying over

of brothers and sisters.
A new activity was
introduced this year.

During the dinner fellowship the members

assigned to color coded
tables had a lively discusContinued in page 2...

BCBP Launches Be On Time Drive

Here is an excerpt of the
speech given by Bert Masiclat
during the unveiling of the
new slogan:

BCBP Time Is On
Time

We, BCBP members

never get tired of thinking
up of ways to make our
community stronger,
better and more relevant
to todays demands not
only with-in our community but also in our individual workplace, busi-

nesses and environment.

We are all
proud of our very own
BE HONEST Campaign.
Launched several years
ago, it has gained popularity not only here in the
Philippines but also
where ever there is a
BCBP in the US and Canada.
And now, in behalf of
BOT/MANCOM our
COB Bro. Bong Pelaez
and our NP Bro Manny

Continued in page 3...

Life has no rewinds and forwards, it unfolds itself at its own pace. So never miss a chance to live
today and make a beautiful story for tomorrow.

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BCBP Celebrates ...(continued from page 1)

sion on the topic of witnessing in
the marketplace.
The early morning shower on
April 13 ushered the beautiful
Saturday breakfast.
The Grand Breakfast gathered
a good number of first timers.
Dinagyang dancers Welcoming the Guests Most of them are captains of
the industry of the city including
Iloilo City government officials
led by their mayor.
The three breakfast sharers:
Manolet Barrera (CH, CDO),
Roland Alejandro (MD, Isabela)
and Rod Ngo (CH, Cebu South)
beautifully related Gods wonThe national leaders leading the opening
derful deeds in their pursuit to
Change the Face of Business in
their respective marketplaces.
The unveiling of the new slogan BCBP Time is on Time
was done by Bert Masiclat
( NSC, PSD) after the sharing.
While most of the members

had their free time after the

breakfast, the husband senior
leaders had a session with Louie
Morales and the wives with
Carla Siojo.
The Saturday afternoon activities began with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist with
Bishop Angel Lagdameo as main
celebrant.
Donning colorful hats matching their colorful attires, the
delegates were treated to a
beautiful evening of dances and
songs. The BCBP Got Talent
portion was the highlight of the
night declaring the Visayas group
as champion.
Despite the minor problem
on transportation, Iloilo did a
great job hosting the NAC33.
See you in GenSan for the
NAC34!

The sharing and pray-over

BCBP Got Talent per area presentation

The majestic Miagao Church

The venue: Ateneo de Iloilo

Enjoying the clean & quiet beach of Guimaras

The famous mangoes of Guimaras

God has made life so good that even if we dont get exactly what we want, we realize that what God
has given us is actually the best for us.

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May 2013

BCBP Launches ...(continued from page 1)

Jimenez, I am honored to present
to you our new slogan BCBP
Time Is On Time.
So, why is being on time very
important to all of us? Horace
Mann, an American education
reformer and politician says
Unfaithfulness in the keeping of
an appointment is an act of clear
dishonesty. you may as well borrow a persons money as his
time. Benjamin Franklin says
You may delay, but time will
not; William Shakespeare says
Better be 3 hours too soon than
one minute late; and from 1 Peter 2:17 Show proper respect
to everyone.
Yes, being on time means you
respect the time of others; you
are being considerate. While
being late makes one unreliable;

it is a way of saying that our time

is more valuable than the time of
the persons who waited for us. It
is also a sign of poor time management. Time management has
always been a problem for most
of us its either we are guilty of
keeping someone waiting or we
are the ones who are waiting. But
all these will come to an end with
our brand new slogan BCBP
Time Is On Time. It will not be
as easy as it may sound, but practice makes perfect. And before
long, our activities will be more
enjoyable, more vibrant as we
have more time for fellowships.
We will be better in what we do
in our workplace as we become
models for punctuality.
One churchgoer says, How
will you strengthen your FAITH ,if

Bert Masiclat

you are always LATE.

Brothers and sisters, I
present to you now our new
slogan: BCBP TIME IS ON
TIME!
Bro Bert Masiclat
NSC,PSD

Former PSD, Troy and Gina Solon, Visit Mactan

Troy and Gina Solon, former chapter PSD, who now
live in California, USA spent a
two-week vacation here in
Lapulapu City last month.
The governance team and
some friends of the couple
arranged a special night to
bond with the couple. The
fellowship was held at Residencia Lourdes,
Camella
Homes, LLC.
The night of sharing, fun
and laughter ended with each
of the ladies bringing home a
bag. It started with Gina Solon offering to give away her

bag. As the bag was due to

be raffled, Baby Atoc was
inspired to dig into her assortment of bags to be included in the raffle. To each
her own, the ladies posed
with their bags to show off
as shown in the picture below.
The beautiful fellowship
night was just the beginning
of more fellowships to come.
The ladies agreed to meet
again and it happened on May
1, a holiday. This time we
enjoyed the yummy
dinuguan of Elpie Calayag.

The men with Troy Solon (center, standing)

The ladies posing with Gina Solon (4th from left)

God expects us to make this brand new day productive. Do something good to others. Ask for wisdom and guidance, youll never go wrong.

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Guidance for Voting

Excerpt from the pastoral letter of Socrates Villegas, Archbishop of Lingayen Dagupan

We advise you not to vote for the candidates if:

1. The candidate cannot declare a categorical and clear NO to divorce, abortion, euthanasia, total birth
control and homosexual marriages or D.E.A.T.H issues. Pro choice is anti life.
2. The candidate has been linked to drug trade, drug possession or drug use or receives money from
illegal gambling or has done nothing to stop illegal gambling especially jueteng. Silence is consent.
3. The candidate has been convicted for a criminal offense. Government officials must be honorable.
4. The candidate supports black sand mining or tolerates irresponsible quarrying or illegal fish
pens. Nature is our mother; if you can rape your own mother, what else will you not do?
5. The candidate has not done anything until now to uplift the plight of the poor. Performance is better
than promises.
6. The candidate is giving money or distributing goods to voters during the campaign period. Vote buying
is prostitution.
7. The candidate has been involved or linked to terrorism or the use of goons for self protection within
or outside the campaign period. Peace is the only way to peace.
8. The candidate shows off religiosity only during the campaign period or is antagonistic to church
teachings and practices. Corruption and hypocrisy are twins.
9. The candidate is unfaithful to his or her spouse and children. Corruption begins at home.
10. The candidate has other members of the immediate family in government positions already. Promoting family welfare and promoting the common good cannot mix.
We submit these guidelines to you and plead with you to bring them to prayer. If Jesus would vote, for
whom would he vote? Vote like Jesus. If you cannot find Jesus from among the candidates just make sure
you do not make Judas or Barabbas win.
If you sell your vote, you sell something sacred; you make yourself a cousin of Judas too.

Dont miss the chances that life is giving you to spend with people you love. Remember; when it
comes to life, there are no rewinds.

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May 2013

Kita ang Iyang Lungsod, ang Karnero sa Iyang Panon

Fr. Martin Okafor-Ilozue CSSp - BCBP Mactan BCLP19

Fr. Martin

Obedience to the
Father and recognition of God as the
sole authority in our
lives is constantly
challenged by the
pluralism we found
in the world.

4th Sunday of Easter is referred to as the good Shepherd Sunday, and I was struck
by the responsorial psalm on that day. In my homily I asked the people if they were
karnero, some answered yes, others did not. I made of joke of those who said yes
by telling them that abinako tao man mo, karnero diay. The second time I asked
about being karnero, no one answered.
I explained to them about why in the Gospel of John, the lamb was used by
Jesus to refer to both himself and his followers, the karnero has two characteristics, one is its foolish behavior, that is why we talk about someone being sheepish
and the other is its ability to recognize only one owner (tag-iya). Jesus referring
Himself as the Lamb of God did just that, foolishly doing His Fathers will while on
earth without questioning and knowing that He has only one Father in heaven. And
so for us, He wants us to do the same, by calling His followers the karnero sa iyang
panon, He wanted us to do His will with total obedience and to recognize His Father as our Father and He alone.
In our world today where secularism has entered into the veins of almost everyone, cultural and personal relativism is the norm. Christians tend to forget easily the
call to be among the sheep, thereby taking divine wisdom as opposed to doing what
pleases the self. Many Christians has lost the sense of sin. Obedience to the Father
and recognition of God as the sole authority in our lives is constantly challenged by
the pluralism we found in the world. These distorts our knowledge of reality and
those who are committed to the Lord and doing their best to keep the law of God
found themselves being referred to as living in the past.
This is where the challenge to be sheep is made manifest, in our dealing with the
understanding of the world. Let the words of Jesus echo in our hearts always, that
we are in the world but not of the world. For us to be perfect Christian, obedience
and following are important and hence we must be the karnero sa iyang panon.

Our mission in life is to light lamp posts along lifes way. As we move on we leave behind us a trail
of light to keep others on the right track.

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The Good Shepherd

CH Guy and Eden Ceniza

Two Sundays ago we

celebrated the Good
Shepherd Sunday. It
reminded us of the qualities of a good leader as
espoused by Jesus. Looking at it more deeply,
ordinary individuals need
to be good shepherds as
well.
A few months ago,
our family witnessed a
very simple yet disturbing scenario. I pondered
on it for days now.
A family who earned
their means of living in
one of the streets near
Ayala Center caught our
attention. We saw them
sharing a meal on the
floor of an abandoned
building at the roadside.

We told our children who

were with us to observe
them. Our children may
have been touched with
what they saw. One time
when we had an extra
food from a restaurant
meal, our children requested to buy extra rice
and to give the food to this
family. We were amazed at
the reaction of the biggest
child when we handed the
food to her. She called her
two younger siblings with
their mom. Happily they
again shared the food
among them.
On this particular situation I knew that the parents of these children were
able to instill to them values which are now rare

among those who live in

the streets and even
among materially blessed
families.
We, parents, must be
good shepherds of our
children. It is our responsibility to handover the
priceless values that our
children need as they
prepare for the future
and become parents
themselves.
It is in this light that I
encourage your active
participation in our forthcoming Family Summer
Camp at Genesis Valley,
Cabangahan,
Consolacion, Cebu on May 18-19.
See you all there!

Only Pack What You Can Carry

Nery Gula

Tagging along our

children to Iloilo for the
NAC33 was a dream
come true. It was
planned as early as July
2012. Each member of
the family dropped her
savings into the Iloilo
bottle as we prepared
for the big weekend.
BCBP anniversary
celebration is an annual
activity that the family
look forward to. Availing
of promo fares and lowcost accommodation, we
had a wonderful family
vacation in Iloilo City.

We travelled light as I
advised the children: Only
pack what you can carry.
Indeed it was a hassle free
travel with four of my five
kids enjoying their first
time to travel by plane.
Another chapter of
happy family moments is
added to the memory bank
of our children. These
beautiful memories are
what we pack for them.
Beautiful memories that
will carry with them along
as they journey through
life.
As I reflected, the same

principle applies for all of

us. In our journey here
on earth we may be preoccupied with the things
needed to survive, but let
us not forget that in our
next destination, we can
only pack those which we
can carry.
We put into our knapsacks the many acts of
mercy, kindness and love
- the only treasures we
store here on earth that
are worth our share of
eternal life.

Ups and downs in our lives are given. Let us just remember Gods message: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer.

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May 2013

BCBP Mactan Family Summer Camp

May 18-19, Genesis Valley Resort, Cabangahan, Consolacion

We can never out give God. He always gives us more than we can expect or imagine.

Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Our Vision: Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and

Winning the Marketplace for Christ
The BCBP is a community of like-minded Christian Businessmen
and Professionals who have consciously decided to band together
to bring about the transformation of the marketplace.

BREAKFAST
Mactan Chapter
Chapter Head: Guy Ceniza
visit:

www.bcbpkapatiran.com

www.facebook.com/BCBPMactan

Venue: Crown Regency Suites

Weekly Schedule: Saturday 7:30 - 10:00 AM
1st Wk: Mens
2nd Wk: Joint (Mens & Ladies)
3rd Wk: Mens
4th Wk: Simultaneous (Mens & Ladies)
Contact Person: Leo Legara, Mobile: 09068876336

April Breakfast Sharers

Benson Tompong (April 6)
BCBP Consolacion
God is the giver of life He has always the right to take it back

Tex&Julie Bulambot (April 20)

BCBP Mactan
But I could only do much. The rest, I put into Gods hands, believing that He, the just and perfect God that He is, will see us
through.
Joe Gapas (April 27)
BCBP Cebu-Central
He was always with me He was there at the negotiation for the
release of the five foresters He was there with me when we chased
and captured trucks with illegal logs guarded by armed men.
Euly Cayude (April 27)
BCBP Mactan
my experiences of being so well-loved since I was very young was
enough for me to permanently take on the perspective that LIFE IS
GOOD. My many hurting experiences never erased that from my
heart and mind completely. .
Courage is not having the strength to go on, it is to go on when you dont have the strength. In life
sometimes we have to swim against the current for only dead fishes go with the flow.